Phaestus (Thessaly)
Phaestus or Phaestos or Phaistos (Ancient Greek: Φαιστός) was a town of ancient Thessaly in the district Pelasgiotis, a little to the right of the Peneius. It was taken by the Roman praetor Marcus Baebius Tamphilus in 191 BCE.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 36.13.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Phaestus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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